"alectryomancy" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀλεκτρυών (alektruṓn), ἀλέκτωρ (aléktōr, “a rooster”) + -mancy. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|ἀλεκτρυών||}} Ancient Greek ἀλεκτρυών (alektruṓn), {{m|grc|ἀλέκτωρ||a rooster}} ἀλέκτωρ (aléktōr, “a rooster”), {{suffix|en||mancy}} + -mancy Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} alectryomancy (uncountable)
  1. A form of divination in which the diviner observes a bird or birds (preferably a white rooster or cockerel) pecking at grain that the diviner has scattered on the ground. Wikipedia link: alectryomancy Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Divination Synonyms: alectoromancy, alectyromancy, alectormancy [rare], alectromanchy [rare], alectromancy (english: showing elision), electromancy Translations (form of divination in which the diviner observes a bird pecking at grain): alectromancia [feminine] (Portuguese), alectomancia [feminine] (Spanish)

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